This archive report was first published on 25 September 2019.
Published on September 25, 2019, a Kiambu court has allowed the police to detain Michael Mburu Mwaura for 14 days on suspicion that he murdered his wife, Catherine Nyambura, during a heated argument in Juja Sub-county of Kiambu County.
Chief Magistrate Patricia Gichohi allowed officers to detain Mwaura at Juja police station as per the request of the investigating officers, led by Police Constable Cornelius Aruasa.
Aruasa attached to the DCI office in Juja requested for the 14 days to carry further investigations into the killing, saying the accused was a flight risk and that he might also interfere with investigations if set free.
According to Aruasa, police intend to conduct a postmortem to ascertain the real cause of death of Catherine Nyambura, and also conduct a mental assessment on the accused to enable the investigating officers conduct a psychiatric examination on the suspect prior to charging him with murder.
Mr Aruasa also intends to record statements from crucial witnesses in Darasha area in Juja sub-county who are mostly neighbours to the couple in question.
When given an opportunity to defend himself, Mr Mwaura told the court that he accidentally killed the wife with no malicious motive whatsoever.
